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#AECA72

#aeca72 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aeca72 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 79.22% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.56% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 79.09°, with 45.36% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5245

Complementary

  1. #aeca72
  2. #8e72ca

Split complementary

  1. #aeca72
  2. #7282ca
  3. #ba72ca

Analogous

  1. #caba72
  2. #aeca72
  3. #82ca72

Triadic

  1. #aeca72
  2. #72aeca
  3. #ca72ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeca72
  2. #72ca8e
  3. #8e72ca
  4. #ca72ae

Square

  1. #aeca72
  2. #72caba
  3. #8e72ca
  4. #ca7282

Monochromatic

  1. #5f762d
  2. #8cae41
  3. #aeca72
  4. #cedfaa
  5. #eef4e1

Shades

#aeca72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeca72
  2. #9db667
  3. #8ba25b
  4. #7a8d50
  5. #687944
  6. #576539
  7. #46512e
  8. #343d22
  9. #232817
  10. #11140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeca72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeca72
  2. #b6cf80
  3. #bed58e
  4. #c6da9c
  5. #cedfaa
  6. #d7e5b9
  7. #dfeac7
  8. #e7efd5
  9. #eff4e3
  10. #f7faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeca72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeca72
  2. #a9c373
  3. #a5bb75
  4. #a0b476
  5. #9cac78
  6. #97a579
  7. #929e7a
  8. #8e967c
  9. #898f7d
  10. #85877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c4a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c06b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbf77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c46e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c475 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c59e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeca72 {
  color: #aeca72;
}
Background
.bg-aeca72 {
  background-color: #aeca72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeca72 {
  border: 2px solid #aeca72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeca72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 202 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 45% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeca72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeca72, #82ca72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeca72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 202 114 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.89 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.37 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.73 #51358d Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aeca72  rgb(174, 202, 114)  hsl(79, 45%, 62%)  Pistachio
#8e72ca  rgb(142, 114, 202)  hsl(259, 45%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#72aeca  rgb(114, 174, 202)  hsl(199, 45%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca72ae  rgb(202, 114, 174)  hsl(319, 45%, 62%)  Sky Magenta